ORDOS100 | conclusion phase I
ORDOS100 held its second meeting. Between April 11 and April 16, 100 international architecture offices came to Ordos 鄂尔多斯, in Inner Mongolia. movingcities attended this event, trying to grasp...
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A FAKE festival of forms. 28 presentations of 1000 square meters villas in one day. All to be built. By “the international architects”. Only in China. Only in Ordos 鄂尔多斯. Almost live, the first...
View ArticleORDOS100 | 100 architects in one room
ORDOS100 is entering its next level. The architects involved in phase II gathered with the ones of phase I for a Sunday morning question and answer. 100 architects from 30 countries in one room in...
View ArticleSOHO China | publication
Bert de Muynck | movingcities publishes “SOHO China’s New Futurism” on the ArtForum Chinese website. A short overview of past, present and future ambition of Beijing’s biggest real-estate developers....
View ArticleORDOS100 | conclusion phase II
ORDOS100 concluded its third and last meeting. Between June 24 and June 29, the 72 international architecture offices of ORDOS100 phase II came back to Ordos, Inner Mongolia. movingcities attended this...
View ArticleORDOS100 | presentation phase II
Wednesday June 25. Day 1 of the second phase presentation of ORDOS100. 36 architects, 36 villa’s, 36 presentations, 36 thousand square meters of creative thinking. A bombardment of ideas on a plot...
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Thursday June 26. Day 2 of the second phase presentation of ORDOS100. Another 36 architects presenting another 36 villa’s. From 9 o’clock onwards the bombardment started, only to end 9 hours later. At...
View ArticleORDOS 100 | site visit
ORDOS100 site visit | SAMI talking with the developer Mr. Cai Jiang ORDOS100 site visit | SAMI talking with the developer Mr. Cai Jiang Friday, June 27. Day 3 of phase II of ORDOS 100. The 36...
View ArticlePeter Zumthor | Experimentadesign Lisbon
“Peter Zumthor – Buildings and Projects 1986-2007” is an exhibition part of Experimentadesign Lisbon 2009. Featuring 29 projects, 5 large-scale models and a life-size video installation of 12 buildings...
View ArticleShanghai World Expo | French Pavilion presentation
French Pavilion | Shanghai 2010 World Expo On February 20, the UCCA hosted the unveiling of the design of the French Pavilion for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo, which goes by the theme of “la ville...
View ArticleShenzhen | Vanke Center by Steven Holl [2009]
Vanke Center Shenzhen by Steven Holl Architects After a holiday hiatus (all best for 2010!), MovingCities is serving some leftover snapshots from the Vanke Center Shenzhen by Steven Holl Architects....
View ArticleRotterdam | NAi exhibitions
Architecture of Consequence lecture by NAi director Ole Bouman | February 18, 2010 Thursday February 18, the Netherlands Architecture Institute [NAi] held a pre-opening of the ‘Disputed City’ – an...
View ArticleNanjing | Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
Nanjing Urban Planning Museum & Exhibition Hall | April 9 2010 There are many ways to get a grip on the immensity of any Chinese city. One way to understand the development – besides driving...
View ArticleCAA architecture jury | Hangzhou
School of Architecture at CAA | June 2, 2011 On June 2, the School of Architecture of China Academy of Art Hangzhou (CAA) 中国美术学院建筑艺术学院 organized the presentation of the final year projects. Bert de...
View ArticleJakarta |‘Rumah Rumah Tanpa Pintu’ opening
Rumah Rumah Tanpa Pintu | July 1, 2011 “For Indonesian architects, a house is usually their first project, the first experiment, the first chance to make a built work. […] By removing the client out of...
View ArticleHKU Shanghai | Final Review
HKU Shanghai Final Review | April 25, 2012 About two weeks ago, the second-year architecture students at the HKU Shanghai Study Centre presented their final projects. Dealing with the theme of ‘Central...
View ArticleCAA Hangzhou School of Architecture | Review
CAA Hangzhou | Thesis Design Studio Review, May 21-22, 2012 Last week, MovingCities was invited by Erhard An-He Kinzelbach [KNOWSPACE architecture + cities] to Hangzhou 杭州 to jury the final year...
View ArticleAndra Matin: Sebuah Sekuel | exhibition
Andra Matin: A Sequel | August 1, 2012 After a summer break, MovingCities is back at work. First stop is Jakarta, where on August 1 we attended the opening of ‘Andra Matin: Sebuah Sekuel‘. The...
View ArticleHKU Shanghai Study Center | Final Review
HKU Shanghai Study Center review | December 6, 2012 Last Thursday, the second-year architecture students at the HKU Shanghai Study Centre presented their final projects. Dealing with ‘Density and the...
View ArticleHKU Shanghai Study Center | Final Review
HKU Shanghai Study Center review | December 2, 2013 Last Monday, the second-year architecture students at the HKU Shanghai Study Centre presented their final projects. Dealing with ‘Architectural...
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